Santa Hat Cookie Ball Pops

Name: Santa Hat Cookie Ball Pops
Prep time: 40 min
Total time: 120 min
Yield: 42
Ingredients: 1 pkg. brick cream cheese, softened; 36 OREO Cookies, finely crushed; 1 lb. red candy coating wafers; 1 Tbsp. oil; 1 cup ready-to-spread white frosting; ¼ cup nonpareils

Looking for the cutest Christmas dessert bites ever? These absolutely adorable sweets have an OREO Cookie and cream cheese center and will be a hit at your holiday party.

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Servings:

Makes 42 servings.

Ingredient list

1 pkg. (8 oz.) brick cream cheese, softened
36 OREO Cookies, finely crushed
1 lb. red candy coating wafers
1 Tbsp. oil
1 cup ready-to-spread white frosting
¼ cup white nonpareils

Directions

Mix cream cheese and cookie crumbs until blended. Roll into 42 (1-inch) balls, then shape each ball into cone shape. Place on waxed paper-covered baking sheet. Refrigerate 20 min.

Melt candy coating wafers as directed on package; stir in oil. Dip 1 lollipop stick into candy coating, then insert into bottom of each cone.

Dip cookie pops, 1 at a time, into candy coating, turning to evenly coat cookie pop with candy coating; return to baking sheet.

Refrigerate 1 hour or until firm.

Spoon frosting into pastry bag fitted with star tip; use to decorate cookie pops to resemble Santa hats as shown in photo. Sprinkle edges and tips of hats with nonpareils. Keep refrigerated.